Marin Voice: In age of misinformation, tools can help determine truth

Crowds lured to Birmingham City Centre in the United Kingdom for a recent New Year’s fireworks show didn’t see the fireworks. They were never scheduled. It turns out that the online ads promoting the event were fake, for the second year in a row.

A widely viewed YouTube video confidently explained that humans use only 10% of their brains. The presentation seemed convincing, the visuals persuasive and the claim treated as settled science. As it turns out, it was just not true. Modern brain...